Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

Jiahe.

In Zou Wenhuai's office.

After returning from the hospital, Hong Jingbao came here to report the situation to Zou Wenhuai and the others.

Ho Koon-cheung asked, "How is On-jai doing?"

Hong Jingbao replied, "The situation is quite good, and the doctor said there's nothing seriously wrong."

"That's good." Zou Wenhuai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "We really owe him a lot this time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Lo Wei is as stupid as a pig!" Publicity Director Cai Yongchang angrily cursed, "He actually came up with such a dirty trick as sending gangsters to kidnap Ah Long!"

"It might not have been Lo Wei's idea." Ho Koon-cheung remained clear-headed and said coldly, "He's always been all bark and no bite. He might hire gangsters, but he wouldn't dare to do something like kidnapping."

Zou Wenhuai agreed with this deduction, nodding and saying, "It's most likely that these gang members are greedy and ungrateful, and they've suddenly increased the stakes in an attempt to make a quick buck."

Just then, the female secretary knocked on the door and reported, "Mr. Zou, someone downstairs is looking for you!"

Zou Wenhuai sensed something unusual in his secretary's tone and asked, "Who is it?"

The female secretary replied, "He said his surname was Xiang, and that Mr. Zou should know that."

"It's someone from the Xinji family!" Ho Koon-cheung realized, muttering to himself, "There's been a rumor that Lo Wei hired someone from Xinji, and it seems it's true."

Cai Yongchang said with some surprise, "The Xiang family is so bold as to come looking for us on their own initiative?"

Hong Jingbao said, "I think they mostly want to make peace. Now that things have escalated so much, they can't benefit from it anymore, and they might even get themselves into trouble. By showing goodwill to us now, they can distance themselves from us."

Zou Wenhuai pondered for two or three seconds, then said to his secretary, "Tell him that I am a film businessman and have no connection with gangs. I will find someone in the underworld to handle matters concerning the underworld."

The female secretary turned and left, but returned a few minutes later to report to the leader: "The man has left, but he left a message saying that the Xiang family had no intention of offending Jiahe, but was just doing things for money. This time, his subordinates went a bit too far, and he apologized."

"Cunning!" Cai Yongchang sneered. "If nothing goes wrong, they'll quietly make a fortune. If something does happen, they'll say it was their subordinates who went too far."

"Finding a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone from the martial arts world) to resolve jianghu affairs is the right approach."

Ho Koon-cheung carefully considered what Chow Wen-huai had just said and said slowly, "We can't look for local bigwigs in Hong Kong. They already have conflicts among themselves, and we can't guarantee that they won't try anything underhanded during our tea ceremony."

"Ring ring..."

The phone on Zou Wenhuai's desk rang.

The people in the office exchanged glances, all feeling that something was amiss.

After the phone rang three times, Zou Wenhuai finally picked up the receiver: "Who is this?"

A short while later, Zou Wenhuai hung up the phone.

"Who is it?" Cai Yongchang asked.

"Wang Yu!" Zou Wenhuai said expressionlessly, "He said he was invited by Luo Wei to come to Hong Kong to mediate the conflict between Jackie Chan and Luo Wei."

(November 1979, Nanyang Business Daily)

"Luo Wei is trying to be clever again." He Guanchang laughed in exasperation upon hearing this.

Wang Yu holds a prominent position in the Hong Kong film industry and is also a figure in the underworld in Taiwan. Moreover, he has a fairly good relationship with Golden Harvest, making him a suitable middleman.

"We've arranged to have tea together at Luk Yu Tea House tomorrow."

Zou Wenhuai smiled faintly and then said, "Let's see what tricks he can pull then."

"Boss," the female secretary suddenly came over and said, "I just received news that the police from the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit went to the hospital to visit Mr. Zhang Shuai'an."

"Hmm?" Zou Wenhuai suddenly stood up: "Let's go to the hospital to get checked out."

……

the other side.

Fatty Wang rushed back to Shaw Brothers Studio and went to Shaw Brothers' office.

Shao Yifu slightly raised his hand, instructing his secretary to pour Wang Pangzi a cup of tea, and asked at the same time, "Why did you rush back so quickly? What happened?"

"There's something I need to report to the boss," Fatty Wang said, finishing his tea in one gulp. "Anzai said Zou Wenhuai will also be visiting him this afternoon."

Shao Yifu immediately frowned: "Raymond, you little brat, are you trying to win people's hearts?"

Fatty Wang suggested in a low voice, "Boss, how about we skip this afternoon?"

"Um?"

Shao Yifu's gaze was sharp as he stared coldly at Fatty Wang: "You mean I should avoid him?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" Fatty Wang broke out in a sweat, shaking his head repeatedly. "I was just worried that you'd get angry and ruin your health, that wouldn't be good!"

"Hmph!" Shao Yifu naturally didn't need to avoid others' sharp edges, but he really didn't want to meet Zou Wenhuai, so he stood up directly and said, "Yihua, cancel my activities this morning."

Fang Yihua was taken aback: "Teacher, what are you going to do...?"

Shao Yifu casually instructed, "I'll go see Zhang Shuai'an now to show my sincerity. I'll also have the station's reporters come along to take some pictures; they might be useful for later publicity."

Half an hour later, everything was ready.

Shao Yifu arrived at the hospital where Zhang Shuai'an was in a private car, accompanied by Wang Tianlin and his son Wang Pangzi, followed by a photographer and reporters from the TVB station.

Just as their car entered the hospital, they saw two other cars on the opposite side of the street turning towards the hospital.

"That's Zou Wenhuai's car!" Fatty Wang glanced at the car following behind and his expression immediately changed, but he then subconsciously covered his mouth.

Wang Tianlin licked his lips: "Boss, how about we come back this afternoon?"

"Hmph, ignore him, drive over there." Shao Yifu snorted lightly.

Zou Wenhuai, who was on the other side, had obviously also noticed Shao Yifu's car, so he patted the driver and said, "If he wants to cut in, then let him go in first. In these kinds of situations, it's not like whoever gets there first benefits."

The couple's car was quite eye-catching in the eyes of the Hong Kong media.

The arrival of police at the hospital was already quite a spectacle, drawing a crowd of reporters to the hospital entrance. Now, with the arrival of Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai's vehicles, it caused an even greater stir.

"A group of police officers just arrived and blocked off the main entrance to the hospital."

"Even Mr. Shao and Mr. Zou have come."

"Could it be that some important person is hospitalized?"

"Stop guessing, it's Zhang Shuai'an inside."

"Damn, he's just a nobody actor, why would two tycoons like Shao and Zou need to get involved?"

"You guys are way out of touch. Last night, Zhang Shuai'an did a heroic deed, taking down seven or eight thugs with knives all by himself."

"I heard that a dozen or so gangsters with guns were planning to kidnap a rich man, and then Zhang Shuai'an stumbled upon them."

"He's getting more and more absurd. Even the armed police from the Big Circle Gang don't dare to confront him directly. What makes Zhang Shuai'an think he can fight bare-handed?"

"I think it's possible. Zhang Shuai'an came from the mainland; maybe he has special abilities?"

Why don't you just say he's a god descended to earth?

"..."